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FO 371/157039

Regulations on compensation and pensions for Trucial Oman Scouts, 1961

This file relates to compensation claims by the families of soldiers that died while serving with the Trucial Oman Scouts. It contains correspondence regarding compensation claims relating to: Arif Rashid Ali (Jundi 223) who was murdered by Saleh Bin Saleh. Next of kin: wife, Musa Bint Mohammad Ali Hamid (Jundi 2050) who died in a traffic accident. Next of kin: mother, Fatima Bint Ali Bin Sa'ud from Buraimi Hamad Mussahib (Jundi 639) who died in a traffic accident.
FO 371/185388

Jurisdiction, 1966

This file relates to the end of British jurisdiction in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman on 31 December 1966. It contains correspondence concerning: Conversation between D C Carden and Chief Representative of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited Francis Hughes about the extent of HMG's jurisdiction (1) Need for a status of forces agreement covering British personnel seconded to the Sultan's Armed Forces and safeguards for members of the diplomatic service, following the lapse of HMG's jurisdiction. The Madagascar agreement is used as a template.
FO 371/120626

Trucial Oman Levies and Scouts, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Levies (TOL). It contains correspondence concerning: Legal contravention in the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel E F Johnson as Commandant (1) Recommendation by Steel Engineering Company that TOL purchase its 9mm sub-machine gun. It includes an article on the weapon in The Illustrated London News (3) Approval for the expansion of the TOL for 1956-57 (4, 8, 11) Foreign Office portion of the TOL's budget (5) Search for employment by former member of the TOL, Major W Little.
FO 371/114730

Immigration control in Trucial States: powers of arrest without warrant for passport offences given to Trucial Oman levies, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Britain's intention to withdraw the waiver exempting Saudi Arabians from Trucial States passport regulations before Gulf Aviation starts its fortnightly service to Abu Dhabi (1-2) The background to the waiver, linked to the 1952 Buraimi Standstill Agreement, and a recommendation by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows for a replacement waiver that will only apply to persons from Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar and Yemen (3) Saudi complaints concerning the withdrawal of the waiver (4-5, 8) 'Trucial Oman Levies (A